Building Progress

The view of the site, taken on the morning of September 19, 2007.

On Wednesday, September 12, 2007 -- almost exactly 101 years after the founding of Midland National -- a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new building. Although progress of the structure is already underway, the groundbreaking served as recognition of this milestone event for the Sammons Financial Group.

Groundbreakers were Mike Masterson, Steve Palmitier, John Craig, Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson, and Dana Dykhouse, Chairman of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation.

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Pictured from left to right, Mike Masterson, Steve Palmitier, John Craig, Mayor Dave Munson, and Dana Dykhouse.

Mayor Dave Munson, Steve Palmitier, Mike Masterson, and John Craig.

Mayor Dave Munson and Mike Masterson speaking at the ceremony.

Time to turn over that dirt.   

The steel frame is starting to go up.

The special gold shovels.

The construction site signage.

The work on the footings continues.  They have moved on to some of the internal load bearing walls and continue finishing up the external wall footings.

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They are currently pouring the external wall footings.  They have most of them done and will move on to the internal load bearing wall footings next.

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